"The boy is here!"
In the Manlu Palace, after Li Erfeng had rewarded Meng Wenhao and Li Yu, it was Tiedan's turn.
Meng Wenhao and Li Yu took a step back and gave up their positions to Tiedan.
Li Er looked at Tiedan and said slowly: "Han Li, during the Zhengzhou rebellion, you not only cooperated with Meng Wenhao to use the telegraph machine to transmit information, but also killed the Cui family enshrinement hall on the night of the invasion of Guancheng County. Master Ji Huan, this prison is also one of the most wanted criminals in Dali Temple in the past few months. I didn’t expect to be killed by your sword. You deserve a heavy reward! I have decided to make you the deputy lieutenant of Renyong and reward you with fifty pieces of silk. match!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the gift!"
Tie Dan cupped his hands and said calmly.
His expression didn't change much, because his ambition was not to be an official. In this life, he just wanted to learn his skills from Li Zexuan so that he could protect his family in the future!
Unexpectedly, Li Er did not ask Tiedan and others to retreat, but continued:
"I heard that Ji Huan was a well-known master in the world. In the end, he was killed by your sword. He was indeed a young hero! Your father accompanied the imperial army and fought against the Turks in the north for several years. He fought bravely. , killed countless enemies. At the critical moment, he blocked the arrow with his body and saved Qin Aiqing's life. I also heard about him later.
Although your father violated military discipline, there was a reason for it, and he left alone because he didn't want to drag down the army. Therefore, I will make the decision today to absolve your father of the crime of escaping from battle, and I will also grant your father the title of Deputy Lieutenant of Zhaowu! "
Li Er, who had won the battle, was very enthusiastic and wanted to grant amnesty to the world. He uncovered all the old cases of Han Tianhu, which was very surprising.
Hearing this, Tiedan's face was full of surprise. It can be said that this has always been a regret in his heart. Han Tianhu is a great hero in his mind, but the hero has not received the treatment he deserves. He has been regarded as a deserter. Now he finally Tiedan was even happier than he was when he got the reward. He clasped his fists in excitement and said:
"Han Li thanks Your Majesty for the gift on behalf of my father!"
"Well! You guys should step back first! Now that the meritorious ministers have been rewarded, the next step is to punish the guilty ministers!"
Li Er nodded with satisfaction and waved for them to leave.
The award ceremony officially came to an end. Li Er's eyes darkened and he said in a cold voice: "Liu Dewei!"
Liu Dewei, the minister of Dali Temple, looked solemn, cupped his hands and said, "I'm here, my old minister!"
Li Er said in a deep voice: "A few days ago, I asked you to thoroughly investigate the suspected officials' collaboration with the enemy and the country. How is the progress?"
When the ministers in the palace heard this, they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts, thinking that Old Li was going to settle an old score!
Liu Dewei raised his hands solemnly and said: "Your Majesty, in the past few days, Dali Temple, together with the Ministry of Punishment and the Yushitai, have tried forty-two prisoners and confirmed that a total of thirty-eight officials were secretly reported to the police. The Cui family of Qinghe, the Zheng family of Xingyang, and the Cui family of Boling secretly reported the news. Most of these people were direct and collateral descendants of these three families, and some were former disciples of these three families.
The other four officials were conveying the news to the Fan Yang Lu family that the imperial court was preparing to encircle and suppress Zhengzhou! In addition, the old minister also found out that there were twelve officials who were their accomplices. Before these people had time to send the message, they realized that Baiqi's people were lurking in secret, but they were confessed by the others. come out! "
"Mr. Fan Yang Lu? Lu Sidao, what do you have to say?"
Li Er's eyes flashed, he looked at a minister in the palace and asked.
An old man with white beard and hair came out tremblingly. This man was the contemporary head of the Lu family in Fan Yang. After the news of the suppression of the Zhengzhou rebellion spread throughout the world, he came to Chang'an City a few days ago to express his loyalty to Li Er.
Lu Sidao cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I have never asked anyone to send a message to the Lu family. The Lu family lives in Fanyang, and there is absolutely no disobedience! After learning about the Cui family's rebellion, the veteran even wanted to take all the slaves of the Lu family with him , went to quell the rebellion for His Majesty, but as soon as he set out, he heard that the King's Master was using thunderous force to destroy the rebels, so he had to give up! But the loyalty of the Lu family to the imperial court can be learned from the sun and the moon, and I hope that Your Majesty will be aware of it! "
Li Er was speechless. Lu Sidao pushed back and did not admit that those officials were related to the Lu family at all. He could not do anything to the Lu family because of this, so he looked coldly and said: "Whether the Lu family is loyal or not, this matter I will let people investigate the matter clearly. Liu Dewei obeyed the order. All the criminals who collaborated with the enemy this time will be removed from their official positions and sent to Youzhou to guard the border for me!"
Guarding the border means a narrow escape from death!
Since Li Er came to the throne, few officials have been punished with such severe punishments. Like Wei Zheng, although he was Li Jiancheng's top adviser and had suggested Li Jiancheng assassinate him several times, after the Xuanwumen Incident, Li Er Still disregarding the past suspicions, Wei Zheng was activated, which shows how big-minded Li Er is!
But the nature of these dozens of officials now is different from that of Wei Zheng. They are collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country. If they succeed, the Cui family will attack Luoyang in advance before the imperial army arrives in Zhengzhou. The imperial court has brought immeasurable losses!
This was something Li Er couldn't bear.
"Old minister, I obey the order!"
Liu Dewei cupped his hands and said.
Li Er's eyes flashed and he said again: "Where is Liu Zhenghui?"
Liu Zhenghui was born in the Liu family of Henan. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, Liu Zhenghui served as Sima of Yingyang Mansion in Taiyuan. Later, he led his troops to join Li Yuan's command and was sent to Taiyuan to report Wang Wei and Gao Junya's rebellion, becoming a hero of Taiyuan Yuanmou. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, he was ordered to stay in Taiyuan and manage the rear. After Liu Wuzhou captured Taiyuan, Liu Zhenghui was captured but remained loyal and unyielding. After being rescued, he successively served as Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment of the Tang Dynasty.
"Old minister is here~!"
In the civil official camp, an old official walked out and said respectfully to Li Er.
Li Er asked in a deep voice: "Cui Junchuo, Zheng Shuwu, and Cui Wenji were extremely rebellious and rebelled against the imperial court. According to my Law of the Tang Dynasty, what crimes should they be punished for?"
Liu Zhenghui cupped his hands expressionlessly and replied: "Your Majesty, rebellion is a capital crime among the nine tribes! Cui Junchuo blackmailed hundreds of thousands of people in Zhengzhou, which is even more of a capital crime~!"
The officials felt a chill in their hearts. For capital crimes, the total number of death row prisoners executed every year in the entire Tang Dynasty was only twenty or thirty. Mainly because after the war in the late Sui Dynasty, the population of the Central Plains dropped sharply. Instead of killing the death row prisoners, It is better to let these death row prisoners be exiled to barbaric places like Qiongzhou to open up wasteland, which can be regarded as making some contributions to the Tang Dynasty!
Now, if Li Er executes all the children of the three rebellious aristocratic families, the city of Chang'an will really be filled with blood!
Li Er thought for a while and said: "Put the culprits Cui Junchuo, Zheng Shuwu, and Cui Wenji on death row, and they will be executed at another day! Pan Zhenyue, the governor of Zhengzhou, and Cui Quan, the captain of Zhechong Prefecture in Zhengzhou, were deprived of their official positions because they were accomplices and conspirators, and they were deprived of their official positions. Immediately execute! All the direct descendants of the Cui family in Qinghe, the Zheng family in Xingyang, and the Cui family in Boling, the men will be sent to Youzhou and Yunzhou to serve as troops to guard the border! The women will all be demoted to slave status and sent to the Jiaofangsi!"
ruthless!
Li Er's attack was really ruthless. After what he did, these three aristocratic families were completely uprooted. At least within hundreds of years, they would never be able to turn around again!
Li Zexuan stood among the ministers. After hearing this, he couldn't help but feel silent for a while. The culprits like Cui Junchuo did not deserve sympathy. What he sympathized with was the women of these three aristocratic families. As women of the fifth surname, these women were originally the most desirable partners for men in the world. Now, Because Cui Junchuo and others suffered an unreasonable disaster and were appointed to the Jiaofang Division, they were bound to become the playthings of those officials fighting for each other, and the end was miserable!
But in fact, what does Cui Junchuo's rebellion have to do with them? If Cui Junchuo succeeds in his rebellion, the men in charge will benefit the most; but if his rebellion fails, women like them will suffer unreasonable disasters!
This is ancient times! A woman's destiny is always dependent on a man and she can never make her own decisions!
Li Zexuan felt some sympathy inexplicably in his heart!
But so what if you sympathize? This is a culture that has been passed down for thousands of years. He can't change it for a while and can only let it go!
"Your Majesty! Although Cui Junchuo and others have committed the serious crime of treason, these people are all very old. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to carry out the death penalty!"
At this moment, Fang Xuanling stood up and cupped his hands towards Li Er.
Lao Fang does not want to plead for the family, but just out of humanitarian spirit. After all, in ancient times, older people were respected by the entire society!
Li Er frowned when he heard this. He must kill Cui Junchuo and these people, but what Fang Xuanling said made some sense. After a moment of silence, he said: "Then give each of them a white silk, give them Leave a whole body!”
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Fang Xuanling also understood that this was the biggest concession Li Er could make, so he stopped pressing.
"Today the army has made a triumphant return. Not only do I want to reward the three armies in the military camp, but I also plan to relax the curfew tonight and celebrate with all the people. Dear ladies, if you have something to do, you will come to the court and if there is nothing to do, you will leave the court!"
Those who deserved rewards were rewarded, and those who deserved punishment were punished. Li Er was in a good mood and said loudly.
No one from the civil and military officials spoke out, and Li Er decisively announced his withdrawal from the court.
All the officials retired one by one, and Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Niu Jinda, and Li Jing, the generals from the southern expedition, walked together with Li Zexuan.
Cheng Yaojin patted Li Zexuan on the shoulder and laughed: "Haha! Xiaoxuan, I said that although you didn't go to the battlefield personally, you still made a lot of achievements. Many generals are envious of you!"
"That's all His Majesty's love!"
Li Zexuan said modestly.
Li Jing waved his hand and said: "Xiao Xuan, you can't say that. If it weren't for your telegraph machine when we went to Zhengzhou to suppress the rebellion, the army would never have been able to take down these three aristocratic families so smoothly. No one can take credit for your contribution. Stab it!"
Qin Qiong also stroked his beard and said: "Haha! That's right, if it weren't for your telegraph machine and your students, we old guys would probably be fighting in Luoyang on Henan Road now!"
Cheng Yaojin suddenly turned his head, patted Liu Rengui behind him, and said proudly: "Hey! Liu Rengui, I said that your boy has finally become a soldier under my old Cheng. It was not easy for me to remove you from that old boy Wang Yu." What you grabbed from your hands, you have to behave well for me, Old Cheng!"
Cheng Yaojin is the general of Youwuwei, and Liu Rengui is now the Youlang general of Youwuwei. It is absolutely correct to say that he is a soldier under Cheng Yaojin!
"I will obey your orders!"
Only then did Liu Rengui realize that it was Cheng Yaojin who was secretly promoting him!
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